# changemewtf/no_plugins

"Slides" and supplemental info from my August 3rd 2016 NYC Vim talk

Repository: https://github.com/changemewtf/no_plugins
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/no_plugins
Language: Vim Script
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-02-15T05:01:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3682, "days_push": 1295, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1094, forks 132 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:33.856865+00:00)

## What it is
Slides and supplemental material from a 2016 NYC Vim talk showing how to replicate common plugin functionality using only built-in Vim features. It covers fuzzy file search, tag jumping, autocomplete, file browsing, snippets, and build integration with plain vimrc configuration.

## Use cases
- learn vim without installing plugins
- replace vim plugin functionality with built-in features
- set up fuzzy file finding in vanilla vim
- configure tag jumping with ctags in vim
- use vim's built-in autocomplete keybindings
- create simple snippets in vimrc
- find a vim cheat sheet

## When to choose
- you want a minimal Vim setup without third-party plugins
- you're learning built-in Vim features like wildmenu, NetRW, and ins-completion
- you want accompanying Vim cheat sheets

## When to avoid
- you need modern, maintained plugin alternatives like fzf or coc.nvim
- you need working build integration examples (the RSpec example is outdated since 2016)
- you use Neovim and want Lua-based configuration guidance

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, editor
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, tutorials
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: vim, vim-script, talk, cheat-sheet, no-plugins, editor-tips

## Member repositories
- changemewtf/no_plugins (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:33.856865+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:47:28.926212+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/changemewtf/no_plugins (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:33.856865+00:00, sha 9b2f45c109ac)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.